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Polaroid 320 Camera
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2018.10.01.04.15
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1969-1971 (Manufacturing)
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- Polaroid Corporation
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- United States
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1 piece of photographic equipment : camera ; approx 14.5 x 19.5 x 6 cm
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Item is a Polaroid instant camera, with a plastic body and lens housing, selling for around $30 now and originally retailing for $59.95. It comes with a manual. This model was the lowest priced folding pack film camera Polaroid produced, as part of their goal to make the camera affordable for any budget. This means the camera was lighter and easier to transport, than others in the series. The lens is 2 element plastic 114mm f8.8. It also has automatic exposure capabilities with an external electric eye light meter beside the lens and manual exposure compensation. The camera has a parallax viewfinder with a distance estimator in the eyepiece, and a separate rangefinder focus window. The aperture control options are f/8.8, f/42 and shutter speeds vary from 1/1200 to 10 sec. Serial number is BB495487.
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Good condition
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The collection was donated to the Ryerson University Library and Archives by Ken Van Velzer in 2018
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Polaroid Automatic 320. Retrieved from http://blog.keh.com/polaroid-automatic-320/.; Model 320. Retrieved from http://polaroids.theskeltons.org/d320.htm.; Polaroid: Polaroid 320. Retrieved from http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Polaroid/Polaroid-320.html.